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  • 332d EMDG dental team supports K-9 tooth extraction

    The 332d Expeditionary Medical Group Dental Clinic partnered with 248th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service Support, 3rd Medical Command, to perform a tooth extraction and cleaning for a 332d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog. Dental care is vital for military working

  • Who's a good dog?!

    MWD teams compete in various events such as explosive detection, a 2.45 mile ruck, an obedience portion and various scenarios to test the teams endurance, communication and teamwork. Units involved were a Navy and Army team from the Army Support Group - Kuwait Department of Emergency Services from

  • CMSAF visits Al Udeid: highlights Airmen, mission success

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, visited Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 22, 2022. Bass, the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, engaged with service members about current events, answered questions, and expressed the importance of their role in maintaining readiness

  • Breaking cultural barriers through a shared mission

    The 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron hosts a monthly immersion tour for partner nations to share their best practices and any other important information to better strengthen each other. These types of events build connections between seemingly independent groups and illuminate the

  • Greene legacy inspires Airmen

    When the Air Force core values, community service and the pursuit of continued education are combined, positive impacts are made. One Flying Tiger whose impacts exemplify these principles is U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyana Mamahua, 74th Fighter Squadron, intelligence non-commissioned officer in

  • 965th AACS brings future to AWACS with DRAGON Mod at Red Flag

    The 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron is putting new equipment to the test in Red Flag 22-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 965th AACS is one of 14 units from across the coalition core function forces participating in Red Flag-Nellis 22-2. This exercise is especially monumental for the

  • End of an Era: Nellis bids farewell to the soaring F-15C Eagle

    The end of an era is upon Nellis Air Force Base. The installation geared up to bid farewell to the F-15C Eagle as the aircraft prepared to depart for the last time. On March 16, one of the last few F-15Cs departed to its final active flying unit, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

  • Going virtual with AMXS' new innovations

    Pilots and sensor operators no longer own the bragging rights to fancy simulators and sophisticated “drones.” The 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) now shares those rights.

  • Exercise preps total force for future of deployment

    Team Offutt became the first Air Combat Command designated Lead Wing to conduct an Agile Combat Employment exercise when about 60 members from across the base participated in KingFish ACE, March 15 and 16. KingFish ACE is a board game developed by Lt. Col. Troy Pierce, while he was a student at the

  • Red Flag 22-2: Thunderbolts lead the way

    During the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force lost more than 1,700 aircraft and thousands of aircrew, sparking an immediate need to better prepare aircrews for combat. After the war ended in 1975, the Air Force established an air-focused exercise called Red Flag where aircrews could simulate

  • Tyndall’s Hololab debuts as virtual gateway to Installation of the Future

    The Digital Twin Hololab went live yesterday at Tyndall AFB to showcase the base’s digital transformation as part of Installation of the Future efforts. These cutting-edge planning concepts and innovative technologies will be integrated across the base and enable numerous capabilities for the

  • Swedish Air Bosses participate in Red Flag-Nellis 22-2, exchange information

    The Swedish Air Force provided a vital role to the 414th Combat Training Squadron’s Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 with two air bosses. Their participation promotes interoperability between friendly forces and the exchange of information for both future Red Flag exercises and the Swedish Arctic Challenge

  • 557th ERHS completes 300 acre munitions storage area expansion

    Airmen from the 557th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron formally celebrated a munitions storage area expansion during a ribbon cutting ceremony here, March 16, 2022. The 300 acre project broke ground in September of 2021 and was executed by a team of 45 total force Airmen, according to Capt. Ericka

  • Moody, Charleston set standard for CSAR community

    The 41st Rescue Generation Squadron was successfully certified in folding and loading two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 14th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, on March 11, 2022. This Air Transportability Testing and Loading

  • ACC Leadership visits Lead Wing

    The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark Kelly, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, ACC Command Chief Master Sergeant, visited one of the newly designated Lead Wings – the 355th Wing and certified ACC’s Heritage Flight Training Course hosted at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, from March

  • 304th Rescue Squadron supports Mt. Hood search and rescue

    An 11-member Guardian Angel team from the 304th Rescue Squadron battled high winds and deep snow to assist with the rescue efforts of two injured climbers at Mount Hood, Oregon on March 7. The 304th RQS is part of the 943rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., a geographically

  • Egress Airmen enhance ACE capabilities

    The 20th Component Maintenance Squadron’s culture of continuous improvement and leadership granting Airmen the freedom to rethink operations led to the creation of the Air Force’s first ever mobile egress unit in Aug. 2021.

  • Weather winds up

    The 332d Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight protects delivers customized meteorological support for the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen and varied structural and agency sensitivities, multiple aircraft, and ensures the wing’s continued success in delivering combat airpower

  • Surgery in the snow: Life-saving specialists hone their skills

    The 633rd Medical Group, from Langley Air Force Base, teamed up with other surgeons as part of a ground surgical team to test a critical battlefield capability at exercise Arctic Eagle-Patriot 2022. The crew, who met each other just days before, were thrusted into their training scenario. Providing

  • Fusion of information dishes up threat intelligence

    The Intelligence Fusion Cell is a collaboration between local agencies within the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, such as security forces, intelligence, anti-terrorism and the office of special investigations. Each serves a different function, but works towards the same goal: protection of the base

  • 726 ACS practices to perfection at Agile Thunder Exercise 22-1

    The 726th Air Control Squadron participated in Agile Thunder 22-1, an expeditionary skills exercise held at Mountain Home Air Force Base. Agile Thunder tests the capabilities of deployed personnel to perform in time-sensitive scenarios, where preparedness is imperative. As a tactical command and

  • Heritage Flight Training Course 2022

    DM hosted Air Combat Command’s Heritage Flight Training Course in Tucson, Arizona, from March 2–6, 2022. HFTC prepares members of the four ACC single-ship demonstration teams for their upcoming air show season.

  • DMOC brings Winter Fury to INDOPACOM

    The 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, completed the second iteration of “Fury” exercises in partnership with the 3rd Marine Air Wing. The DMOC Summer and Winter Fury exercises focused in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility in

  • Ready Tiger ends, brings LW closer to IOC

    The 23rd Wing executed Ready Tiger (RT) 22-01 from Feb. 28 to March 4 at Moody Air Force base, Georgia. The four-day, Lead-Wing (LW) exercise focused on testing Moody’s ability to employ Air Base Squadrons (ABS) to help generate airpower downrange and maintain Command and Control (C2) in contested

  • 82ND ATRS modernizes missile retriever boats

    Tyndall Air Force base is proving their commitment to spearhead innovation by recently making progress on a $5.1 million project used to revamp three missile retriever boats assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron. The 82nd ATRS, a tenant unit at Tyndall belonging to the 53rd Wing, operates the

  • Whales & Tales

    It’s not every day you get the opportunity to shadow the crew of an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System Aircraft. During Red Flag 22-1 my colleague, Meagan Hannon, and I had the chance to experience a day in the life of a 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron member. The advanced aerial exercise

  • Operation Ready Eagle improves contingency medical operations

    More than 4,000 Air Combat Command medical personnel are better prepared for crisis, thanks to a series of Operation Ready EAGLE exercises.ACC is the lead command for Installation Medical All Hazards Response and led the way in developing Ready EAGLE. This is an Air Force-level program that has

  • ACC medics support deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities

    ACC has deployed 88 medics from 5 bases across the command to work alongside other military departments and federal agencies as a part of the nation’s pandemic response. In December 2021, the U.S. Secretary of Defense approved a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for military

  • F-16 Demonstration Team Announces new Pilot for 2022 air show season

    Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, certified the new F-16 Demonstration Team Pilot on Mar. 5, 2022, ahead of the 2022 air show season. Capt. Aimee ‘Rebel’ Fiedler has more than 2,000 flying hours combined in her six years of military service and prior experience as a civilian flight

  • Red Flag 22-2 showcases integration of Air Power

    Red Flag-Nellis 22-2 is underway. Coalition partners have landed and the around-the-clock training has begun. This iteration will focus on tactical integration of cutting edge airpower. These efforts will reinforce the exercise's root purpose to provide junior combat air force aviators and partners

  • The Weather Operations metamorphosis

    The 557th Weather Wing emerged from its cocoon on March 27, 2015, marking the beginning of a new era for Weather Warriors who would transition the Air Force Weather Agency from a Field Operating Agency to a first-of-its-kind operational weather wing, an organization worthy of its heritage, yet

  • Spring is on its way!

    This spring the Air Force Safety Center introduces the #DAFRider video series giving riders another avenue to acquire skills, learn standards and build the rider mentality. The series is intended to help motorcycle riders with lessons learned and illicit ideas on riding topics to highlight

  • Combat communications vital to ABS, Lead Wing success

    The 35th Combat Communications Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, partnered with the 23rd Wing to provide rapid communications support for exercise Ready Tiger from Feb. 28 through March 4 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.

  • Jolly Green II brings ACC’s CSAR mission into the future

    Air Combat Command’s newest Combat Search and Rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, will be fully operational in fall of 2021 to replace its predecessor, the HH-60G Pave Hawk, to better serve the personnel recovery mission in the future fight.

  • Compass Call deploys to Kuwait to support USCENTCOM AOR

    The rapid deployment of the EC-130s into the USCENTCOM area of responsibility exhibits the U.S.’s ability to incorporate additional combat capability at any time, deterring regional aggressors through the electronic warfare prowess.

  • 386th Medical Group: Helping service members thrive

    To remain healthy and fit to fight, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group offers a variety of mental health services, including assessments, therapy and counseling for service members on base. The four-member mental health team consists of a clinical psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker,

  • “Repetition, diligence, focus,” Al Udeid improves readiness posture

    For four days, Feb. 14-17, and with the participation of coalition partners from the Royal Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force, personnel assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing transformed the modern-day saying “stay ready so you don’t have to get ready,” from a concept to reality during Grand

  • ACC hosts consortium to shape future of cyber training

    Air Combat Command hosted a three-day cyber training consortium with senior leaders from across the Department of the Air Force to identify and propose solutions to shortfalls in its cyber training, Feb. 15-17, 2022. ACC has taken the lead on building cross-agency partnerships within the cyber

  • ACC continues progress toward Zero Trust solutions with DISA partnership

    As command with lead cyber responsibilities for the Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command is spearheading two pathfinder programs that will work alongside the Thunderdome Zero Trust prototype program, recently funded by the agency. This partnership effort to learn best practices and ensure

  • Combat Air Forces wings transform for future fight

    ACC is evolving its organizational structures, warfighting concept of operations, force presentation and generation models, and how it prepares its Airmen to ensure they are ready for a battlespace that is vastly different than what they have experienced over the past two decades.

  • RAAF participates in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021

    New F-35As from the Royal Australian Air Force’s No 77 Squadron participated in Exercise Lightning Spear 2021, a live-missile firing event supported by the 53rd Wing and Eglin Air Force Base.

  • More than just US; Tyndall supports international training missions

    The 308th Fighter Squadron traveled to Tyndall to finish six student pilots’ basic course training on the F-35A Lightning II as well as continue training programs for transitional students and instructor pilots. The 308th FS training organization is unique as it caters to both domestic and foreign

  • ACC Commander’s Group turns 30

    Air Combat Command is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The command was created through the merger of Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command. Retired Gen. John M. Loh, ACC’s first commander, recognized it would take a monumental change in culture to get this new command off the

  • Team AUAB trains with QEAF fighters

    When someone thinks of firefighters, the first thing that comes to mind is a depiction of them saving kittens from a tree, Dalmatians, or riding in the iconic fire truck. United States Air Force firefighters, specifically the ones at Al Udeid Air Base, take on a lot more than one would think.

  • The 95th FS; part of Tyndall's proud fighter heritage

    The 95th Fighter Squadron, the “Boneheads,” celebrated 80 years of proud heritage Feb. 9, 2022. Originally known as the 95th Pursuit Squadron, the unit was established Jan. 13, 1942, flying the P-38 Lightning aircraft. The unit joined the Checkertails at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 1,

  • 1st Fighter Wing deploys to United Arab Emirates

    A contingent of 27th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors, and Airmen assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, recently deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

  • Multi-capable F-16 maintainers refuel multiple aircraft

    332d Air Expeditionary Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft maintainers recently epitomized the Multi-Capable Airman concept by refueling a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a hot-pit exercise in Southwest Asia, Feb. 5, 2022. These Airmen employed their new skills to hot-pit refuel a 384th

  • Georgia Air National Guard officially retires first of 16 JSTARS aircraft

    The Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Air Control Wing, in cooperation with the 461st Air Control Wing, officially retired the first E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft here on Thursday. Aircraft serial number 92-3289, the first E-8C to arrive at Robins Air Force Base in

  • Intel provides Airmen the ‘why’

    The 23rd Wing implemented current intelligence briefs to multiple professional development seminars with the first one at Airman Leadership School, Jan. 31, 2022.

  • U-2 pilot assists civilian aircraft in distress call

    A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot assisted a civilian pilot in distress, Feb. 8, 2022, near Lake Berryessa. At approximately 9 a.m., a civilian aircraft suffered engine failure over Lake Berryessa. The civilian pilot received radio assistance from Maj. Heatherman, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) U-2 pilot.

  • A safe landing

    The 4th Operations Support Squadron Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, ensured a safe landing for a civilian aviator, Ross Rivkin, at Duplin County Airport in Kenansville, North Carolina, ultimately saving his life on Dec. 17, 2021.

  • PSAB Physical Therapy team keeps Airmen fit to fight

    From bad backs to rolled ankles, injuries to service members inhibit the sustained combat operations here at Prince Sultan Air Base. By providing preventative and rehab care to service members deployed to the base, the PSAB physical therapy team is on the front lines in the battle against

  • Legion Pod reaches IOC

    The Air Force reached initial operating capability on its latest infrared search and track pod integrated on the F-15C Eagle, Jan. 21, 2022. The IRST pod, known as the Legion Pod, is a sensor that uses the infrared spectrum to help pilots to track and engage enemy aircraft in environments, where

  • 20th FW begins Airman immersion initiative

    Airmen from across the 20th Fighter Wing took part in a tour of various Air Force careers at Shaw Air Force base on Jan. 28, as a part of an initiative to strengthen pride and ownership in the Weasel mission.

  • ACC's Agile Combat Employment just got more AGILE

    Air Combat Command has made significant progress on a number of Agile Combat Employment initiatives, including the creation of an agile battle lab. As the command continues to anticipate changes and adapt to ACE concepts, innovation and integration has never been more important Air Combat Command

  • MQ-9A ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT RELEASED

    An Air Combat Command abbreviated accident investigation board completed its examination of an MQ-9A that crashed on October 28, 2020, inan undisclosed location in Afghanistan after an oil leak caused engine failure.

  • Search and Rescue: taking survival skillsets to new heights

    U.S. Air Force members from the 563rd Rescue Group forward deployed to Camp Navajo, Arizona, from Jan. 24-28, 2022, to complete cold weather survival training while implementing agile combat employment by operating and flying out of a contingency location at a higher elevation of about 7,100 feet.

  • Weather Wing provides solution to Guardians

    Airmen from the 2d Combat Weather Systems Squadron traveled to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Jan. 17 – 21 to install a Portable Doppler Radar or PDR weather system to assist Guardians with space launch operations. The PDR was installed to prevent a gap in environmental data coverage

  • Young F-35A maintainers benefitting from Red Flag experience

    Maintainers from the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron and the 419th FW's 466th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are currently deployed to Red Flag, the Air Force’s premier combat exercise. They are generating multiple F-35A sorties twice a day to support the exercise’s large, complex scenarios. For

  • 41 RGS begins first HH-60W phase inspection

    The 41st Rescue Generation Squadron began the first-ever phase inspection of an HH-60W Jolly Green II rescue helicopter Jan. 6, 2022. The roughly 42-day inspection will serve as preventative maintenance and reveal how well the Whiskey has stood up to its first 720 flight hours.

  • Moody’s AFREP enhances ACC combat capability

    Members of Moody’s Air Force Repair and Enhancement Program have been repairing seven gull fuel testers since October of last year. A gull fuel tester is a fuel systems appliance that analyzes the wiring within an aircraft for the fuel capacity and resistance, which mainly affects the indication

  • Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 kicks off with allied forces

    Nearly 100 aircraft and 3,000 personnel have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of 2022. Aimed at providing realistic training and increasing combat effectiveness, the exercise will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

  • 55th Wing receives Lead Wing designation

    The 55th Wing is one of five Air Combat Command wings designated as a Lead Wing as Combat Air Forces transition to the Air Force Generation model. The goal of the Lead Wing is to increase a wing commander’s ability and speed in planning, synchronizing and executing operations in a contested

  • 388th Fighter Wing heads to Red Flag 22-1 as lead wing with F-35A

    Starting this week, the 388th Fighter Wing is serving as the lead wing at Red Flag, the Air Force’s premier combat exercise, which takes place at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, several times throughout the year. The 421st Fighter Squadron and 421st Fighter Generation Squadron, alongside Reservists

  • Rescue Group Airmen help save hiker in Chiricahua National Monument

    A joint rescue mission with the 563rd Rescue Group, the Arizona Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team and the Arizona Department of Public Safety saved an unconscious and severely hypothermic 67-year-old hiker at the Chiricahua National Monument in Wilcox, Arizona, Jan. 8, 2022.

  • Air Combat Command Names Lead Wings 

    The commander of Air Combat Command has designated five units as Lead Wings as part of the combat air force’s transition to the service’s new force generation model. 

  • Team Moody activates 74, 75 FGS

    The 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deactivated and the 74th and 75th Fighter Generation Squadrons activated at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 14, 2022.

  • Thunderbirds Kick-Off Inaugural Training Trip

    The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” kicked off their first ever winter training trip in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Jan. 10. The Thunderbirds’ training season, ranging from November through March, is a time to integrate and synchronize as a team and practice

  • New fitness components available to test takers on January 1, 2022

    All Air Combat Command (ACC) Airmen are now able to take the new Air Force Fitness Test Components as of January 1, 2022. The new components, announced earlier this year, are the Hand Release Push-Ups, Cross Leg Reverse Crunch, Plank and a High Aerobic Multi-Shuttle Run.

  • My flight on a KC-135

    On December 14 I had the privilege of flying in a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild AFB, to learn about pilot training, aircraft, air-to-air refueling, and the airmen who fulfill those missions. We arrived at the Deployment Processing Center at Shaw AFB and were greeted by Mrs. Lisa Allen,